News 2026 January 23

Rederiet Stenersen awards SDHI a $227m shipbuilding contract with option for six more

Transnet seals Antwerp-Bruges partnership to modernise South Africa’s ports

ESL Shipping teams up with John Nurminen Foundation to fund Baltic Sea protection in 2026

HII’s Romulus 190 unmanned vessel reaches 30% build milestone

Maersk appoints Charles van der Steene as IMEA managing director

TMC Compressors wins COSCO deal for air system on SBM’s Chalchi FSO for Trion

Red Sea and East Med ports face “sharp correction” risk as Suez routings restart

Somalia approves Indian Ocean port inspection pact to tighten ship controls

Union Maritime’s MR2 newbuilds gain SOLAS equivalency for rigid sails

International Chamber of Shipping fills deck safety gap with new operational guide

IAA PortNews: Russian grain exports via the RZD network soared 21.1% to 1.9 million tonnes in Dec 2025

Wah Kwong takes China’s “first” dual-fuel methanol bunker vessel into managed fleet

NATO plans Arctic drills in coming months but rules out exercises on Greenland

IAA PortNews: Expert slams "Russian shadow fleet" term as manipulative, used to cover extralegal practices 

China coast guard rescues 13 Filipino seafarers after cargo ship capsizes near Scarborough Shoal

IACS elects Bureau Veritas executive Alex Gregg-Smith as next chair

CMA CGM adds 400th owned ship with delivery of methanol-ready Monte Cristo

Wärtsilä booked engine order for Allseas fleet expansion newbuild

Safe Bulkers orders two kamsarmax newbuildings with 2028–29 delivery

UK moves to scrap maritime carbon reporting rules ahead of ETS rollout

Chemical leak on tanker at Brunsbüttel sees up to 1,000 litres of aniline released